Improvement in cotton-seed planters



W. A. & J. F. SUDD|TH.

Cotton-Pianter No. 28,913. Patented June 26, 1860.

- UNITED STATES PATENT ,OFFICE.

YVM. A; SUDDITH AND JNO. F. SUDDITH, OF GHARLESTOWN, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-SEED PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent- No. 28,913, dated June 26, 1860.

'ings, making a part of this specification in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig.2 a longitudinal vertical section.

The nature of our invention consists in laying off the ground in rows and planting the seed in hills, then covering the seed up, and rolling the ground.

Letter A is a hopper for the seed. D is a perpendicularpiston, which forces the seed into cavity B, from which the seed is forced into the tooth N by spring R and piston T by means of O, a rocking beam on the end of a shaft passing through hopperA. E is a connecting-rod. F is agroove,in which arm W works. G is a shaft with spiral spring. H is a connecting-rod; L, the two large wheels; u, two small cog-wheels. M is a Wheel in front 0t hopper. N a are the tooth and drag-bar; O, the covering; P, the handles; 0, the two arms;

1), the spikes; v, ajoint in piston D; g, a roller; w, the arms.

We claim- The arrangement-of the rocking beam 0,

arm 0, pistons D and T, spring R,shaftG, with spiral spring, and cavity B, constructed and operated as described, for the purpose specitied.

WM. A. SUDDITH. JOHN F. SUDDITH. W'itnesses:

EDWARD AISQUITH, J12, J. RAUM. 

